The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-09-10

nonor among your own peoPle. Ihc next cay notified my creditors that they might take possession of my office; and, putting on suit of hemp clothes, went to poor farmer and informed him of my intentions.
 "'W'y, said he, 'ef you've come to work for nuthin,' you're the man Eve been lookin' arter fur Il mighty long time. We're jest startin' out to pull fodder. Come along
 ''I worked for him two days, lived on cornbread and sweet potatoes and then went over to worm a neighbor's tobacco"
 was soon enjoying larger ac- quaintance than my editorial work had given me. and thus encouraged, l was determined to permit nothing to cripple my plans. All my foolish pride was gone, and at night, as l lay under clapboard roof, listening to the sad but sweet call of the whip 1 po0rwill, l tancie1 that l would not exchange places with the we'll sta toned preacher whose burning words wrought fantastic tear tracings on the cheeks of shame.
 The enjoyable novelty might have lasted longer but for the fact that my active services were prized higher than my disinterested devotion to a humble cause. The farmers began to dispute as to whom belonged on a certain day, and one fellow wanted to throw in my days work as boot in a COW trade. l expostulated, in very gentle manner, but the man who had accepted me, said:
 "'No foolishness, podner; no sky larkin'. want you to clean out my well, and day airter to-morrer l want you to split me some rails
 "'IIold on" exclaimed a ruiian named Spencer He belongs to me day airter to-morrer.'
 "'Not much he don't l swopped fur him to-morrer, an the day airter he belongs to me nachul.'
 'Gentlemen,' said I, will you please
 "'Shet upn exclaimed Spencer, .r sa kn4 tlemen an you ain't got nothin' to dc with it. Burke, whut'll you take fur him day airter to-morrer? The boy. an me air goin' to camp meetin' an I want this feller to dig ditch
 "By this time l was disgusted Gentlemen, said l, you need not lay any plans for me. 1 have decided ta give up my present mode of life, be- ing satisfied that
 "'Whut' exclaimed Spencer. Go , away an' leave us! reckon not. You belong to us, cap'n, an we're goin' tc use you, an 1t won't be healthy foI you if you try to run away. You must think that we air a nice lot O fools to give you up airter we've dun tuck sich pains to eddycate you. Wy ] you didn't know nothin' when you , came to us. You jest make break ei you dare an down you go.' q knew that escape would be diff cult, that no one would listen to me , During the following few days I per. ; formed the most laborious work oi my life; and, while l was down in 6 well, cleaning 1t out, woman looked down and said: Hurry up with yors . work down thar. Pap wants that fin. ished agin he gets home, but 1t wont be unless you strike leefle livelier a lick, an ef you don't work a leetle pearter, wy I'll pour some bilin' wa ter down on you.'
 That night succeeded in making : my escape; and do you know that those fellows followed me with blood hounds? 1 went to the governor oi the state and told my story. He list , ened with an amused smile, and, when !, had concluded, said:
 "'Oh, tell you what it is, those , boys know how to make man work
 "'But can you not do something?' exclaimed. Can you not punish themY
 T "'Oh, they didn't mean anything by